The Six Word Story Challenge of this week is all about ELECTIONS.
An election is a formal decision-making process by which a population chooses an individual to hold public office. Elections have been the usual mechanism by which modern representative democracy has operated since the 17th century. Elections may fill offices in the legislature, sometimes in the executive and judiciary, and for regional and local government. This process is also used in many other private and business organizations, from clubs to voluntary associations and corporations.
To elect means to choose or make a decision and so sometimes other forms of ballot such as referendums are referred to as elections, especially in the United States.
Apart from politics, there are also other kind of elections. Think of beauty queens and song contests for example.
The challenge for you:
Write a story about ELECTIONS in just six words. Let a photo or image inspire you to write a story. Or first write the story, and then make or search for a picture to go with it.
Here’s a Six Word Story by Ernest Hemingway.
Such an impact and unseen images in only six words…
Publish your Six Word Story on your own website/blog and paste the link to that post in a comment to this one here at Figments. I will include your contribution in this post, forming a list of stories.
Will you join me? Will you? Say you do. 
And share the challenge news!
I look forward to your stories.
Marion
READ THE ELECTION STORIES OF:
- Crackerberries: To Vote or Not To Vote
- Island Hopes: Six Word Story Challenge
- Oh Danny Boy: Tea Party Candidate Wins Presidential Election
- if i only had a time machine: Six Word Story Challenge: Picking Teams
- Of Glass & Paper: #SIXWORDSTORYCHALLENGE: ELECTIONS
- Khana’s Web: Six Word Story: Elections
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Older stories:
130226 – Poverty
130313 – Spring
130327 – Writing
130410 – Light
130424 – Music
130515 – Transport
130529 – Pets
130612 – Regret
130616 – Inspiration
130703 – Commercials
130814 – Vacation
130829 – Memory
130911 – Terrorism
130925 – Youth
131030 – The Weather
131113 – Film
131127 – Art
131211 – Food
131229 – Retrospect
140122 – Puzzle
140205 – Shopping
140219 – Dilemma
140312 – Daredevil
140326 – Friends
140513 – Garden
Figments of a DuTchess 
Hi Marion I saw this challenge today & couldn’t resist. Here’s my contribution …
http://khanasweb.com/2014/06/03/six-word-story-elections/
… oh & it’s my first time so be gentle lol 🙂
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Haha, Khana, we’re always gentle, it should be fun to participate 😀
Oi, sounds like they didn’t make the right choice. 😉 A whole story, captured in just six words. Well done!
I’m so glad you decided to join in, thanks so much.
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Hi Marion, very nice to meet you.
I came across Danny Boy’s contribution & enjoyed it so much I decided to follow the trail & join the fun.
Thanks for hosting such an entertaining challenge 🙂
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You’re most welcome. And if you think of a cool theme, then don’t hesitate to tell me. I will fit it in 🙂
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Tricky this! Here we go: http://ofglassandpaper.com/2014/05/30/sixwordstorychallenge-elections/
🙂
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Power, commitments and honor in six words. A strong story.
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I love this challenge. Here is my story http://mholloway63.wordpress.com/2014/05/30/six-word-story-challenge-picking-teams/
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Oh the joy and sometimes horror of waiting to be picked. I like your story a lot, Maryann. And the photo is tremendous! 🙂
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Thank you. Often the feeling was maybe the heavens will open up and it will downpour before they get through the list. Thanks for visiting. Credit for the photo goes to originator and my ability to master google images search.
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Here is my entry.
http://msudlj.com/2014/05/29/tea-party-candidate-wins-presidential-election/
DJ
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I’d vote for him too! 😀 Lovely entry, thanks, DJ.
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http://islandhopes.com/2014/05/30/six-word-story-challenge/
This is my take 🙂
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Over 3000 pair of shoes? 😮 And I guess the tax payers were the ‘volunteers’ for the bill?
A good and true story, thanks so much for participating!
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I love a challenge…two in one day… whew! What do you think of this one? http://wp.me/p3dy1B-cp Cheers! 🙂
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A strong story of practices that alas happen daily. The ones with power do not always have the best interests of the people in mind. Mildly put.
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